Tapper: Biden’s demise ‘may be even worse than Watergate in some ways’:
CNN anchor and journalist Jake Tapper suggested the issues with mental acuity that led to ...
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Tapper Links Biden’s Exit to Historic Watergate ScandalJake Tapper views Biden’s mental decline as a 2023 scandal that forced him out of the presidential race seven months before the election.
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- Jake Tapper describes Biden’s cognitive issues as a scandal causing his withdrawal from the 2023 presidential race in July.
- He draws parallels to Watergate but notes Biden lacked Nixon’s control over his faculties during the crisis.
- Tapper’s book highlights that Biden’s closest aides were not fully aware of the severity of his mental decline.
- Kamala Harris replaced Biden as the Democratic nominee but lost to Donald Trump, deepening party challenges.
It is a scandal, and may be even worse than Watergate in some ways, because Richard Nixon was in control of his faculties when he wasn't drinking.— Jake Tapper, while appearing on Piers Morgan's Fox program.
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